Beiyang 1917

The Morgan family's mansion is located at 219 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York, intersecting with the northeast corner of 36th Street, belonging to the Murray Hills residential area in Manhattan. {Fastest text chapter reading}There is less urban hustle and bustle here than Wall Street and Fifth Avenue, and you can overlook the clear waves of the East River by the window.

Compared with the European castle-like mansions imitated by ordinary merchants who indulge in luxury and pleasure, this mansion of the Morgan family looks graceful and luxurious, but it is not overly elaborate and complicated.Ionic colonnades flank the gate; a bay window overlooks Madison Avenue.

Since JP Morgan sold the Morgan family's mansion on East Forty Street in 1882, he repurchased this brown sand beach formerly owned by Isaac Phelps (Phelps-Dodge Company). The stone mansion begins.

This is the first mansion in New York City to be powered by electric lights. Over the past 35 years, it has welcomed and sent countless heavyweight political, financial and business leaders in the United States and the world. The young Chinese man wearing a scarf surprised Morgan's army of 12 servants.

To everyone's surprise, the owner of the Morgan family, the 50-year-old new czar of American finance, Jack Morgan, rushed home earlier than usual in the afternoon, as if he was waiting for this guy on a motorcycle and chewing gum. Chinese youth.

Wang Geng held a bouquet of flowers in his hand. As a Chinese student who was only a cadet at the West Point Military Academy three days ago and was still living in New York City Central Hospital, he said that he wanted to buy something worthy of the Morgan family in a hurry. Gifts are reluctant.

This bouquet of flowers was borrowed from the vase beside the service desk when he left the hospital. Of course, Wang Geng took a rest with the dagger he bought in exchange for the hot dog in his pocket, and borrowed it from a nurse who just received a birthday present. Wrapped in the green crepe wrapping paper.

Jesse Morgan looks much smaller and younger than her five-year-old, three-year-old, thick, broad-shouldered husband, Jack. Although she has already given birth to five children for the Morgan family, the years have not left many traces of vicissitudes on her face. , The figure is also maintained very well.

Jesse was clearly a beautiful woman in her youth, with a round face, light blond hair, still fine skin, and still hazy blue eyes.

Jack actually made a serious and impromptu decision to invite a Chinese young man to have a light meal alone at home this evening. This surprised Jesse Morgan, who had studied with him for nearly [-] years. What kind of young man can make Jack is so serious?

When Wang Geng was introduced into the hall by the servants, Jesse, as the hostess, was instructing the servants to arrange the table. The eldest son, Junius Spencer Jr. Morgan, is 25 years old this year and has his own social and living circle. Usually, they seldom come back for dinner at night. The second daughter, Frances Nicole, is a sophomore at Harvard University, and the youngest son, Henry Sturgess, has just entered Columbia University. The siblings usually live together on campus.

The 24-year-old eldest daughter, Jane, is attending a lecture at Columbia University this evening and will not come back for dinner.On the contrary, the youngest daughter, Alice, who is more than 4 years old, was playing around her mother in circles in the restaurant.

The appearance of Wang Geng caught the eyes of the hostess. She didn't expect this young man of Chinese descent to be so slender, strong, majestic, imposing, with shining eyes, fluent New York accent, polite and polite, neither overbearing nor humble, and his conversation was just right.

Jessie enthusiastically took the flowers from Wang Geng, handed them to the servants to find a vase to put them in, and asked Wang Geng to sit in the small living room first, Jack came down immediately, and dinner was served soon.

Alice hid behind her mother, obviously a little shy of strangers, Wang Geng touched her body for a long time, but there were no gifts, so he had to take out two coins and played a little trick in front of the little girl, making the little girl giggle , Every time I guess wrong which hand the coin is in.

Not long after, Jack Morgan, who had changed his clothes, walked down the stairs shaking his broad shoulders. Wang Geng stood up with a smile and said hello.

Jack went down the stairs and reached out his hand to hold Wang Geng tightly. He couldn't hide the smile in his eyes and asked intentionally,

"Young man, you are welcome to come to Morgan's house as a guest. The other children are not at home. Only Jesse and Little Alice will have dinner with us tonight. Please don't be restrained. I believe you have brought the good news we are all looking forward to? "

Nima, why should I be restrained? It is your children who are not at home that should be restrained!

Wang Geng smiled inwardly, while shaking Jack Morgan's hand, he said modestly,

"I believe that based on your friendship with Mr. Anderson, you must have already obtained the results of the Pfizer board meeting over the phone?"

"Ahahaha, you are right. As an old friend of mine, Anderson has rejected my three requests to invest in Pfizer, especially in the past ten years. My old friend!"

Jack Morgan smiled and invited Wang Geng to the table. Wang Geng modestly asked him to be seated first. Also sat down, and then sat down.

Aperitif, vegetable salad, French snails, Russian caviar dotted with Alaskan grilled cod. Obviously, discussing business in a restaurant surrounded by servants is not the old Jack's habit. During the dinner, Jesse and Wang Geng talked a little more.

The anecdotes during Princeton’s study period and the little stories of the bitterness and joy of the West Point Military Academy were interspersed by Wang Geng’s compliments to the hostess and the Morgan family. The whole dining process was relaxed and happy. What did you think when you jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge?

"Dear Mrs. Morgan, I can only say that this is God's will. I may not have the courage to ask me to jump on such a high bridge in such a cold day!" Wang Geng said truthfully.

"That's right, the newspaper said it was a twelve-story building, almost as high as the St. Regis Hotel where Jack had lunch every day. Let alone jumping down, I would get dizzy just looking down!" Short In just one short meal, Jesse has already fallen in love with this young Chinese guy. He is humorous, tall and strong, and his conversation is not restrained or cramped at all.

Even my two sons can't deal with it so easily in front of my husband. It really makes sense that this young man can make Jack look different!

Could it be that Jack has this plan?Jessie took a peek at her husband, her heart beating a little faster, but after thinking about it, it might not be the case, the old man knew that Vivienne would not be home for dinner today.

After the dinner, the host and guests had a good time, and after the meal, Jack Morgan asked Wang Geng to follow him to the study. Obviously, the serious business between the two foxes, one old and one young, was about to begin.

After Wang Geng bowed to the hostess, he shook hands with Alice, followed the host to the second floor, and entered Jack Morgan's study.

Located in the study room on the second floor of Morgan's mansion, the room is decorated with solemn wooden furniture and dotted with small antiques. In the bright and spacious study room, the walls are inlaid with mahogany panels from Santo Domingo, and in the middle is JP Morgan The huge desk that has been handed down from the era seems to have turned the study into the office of a partner of a merchant bank.

"Anderson told me on the phone that Pfizer's board of directors had passed in principle the motion for reorganization. He apologized for rejecting my investment request many times in the past ten years, and suggested that I seize this opportunity and go to New York. The Municipal Central Hospital is looking for you to get a share!"

Jack Morgan sat behind the large desk and pushed a box of high-quality Havana cigars in front of Wang Geng. Wang Geng greeted him with a smile, reached out and took one, and returned to his sofa to sit down.

"It seems that Anderson still cherishes the friendship with you. At the critical moment of such a major reorganization, the first thing that comes to mind is that I may need capital support!" Wang Geng said with a smile.

While rubbing the cigar in his hand, Jack Morgan said with a smug smile, "Whether it's New York or Manhattan, as long as it's something my old Jack wants to know, basically there is nothing I don't know!"

"Then, the establishment of a new investment bank we talked about at noon needs to be done as soon as possible? Otherwise, Pfizer's reorganization will not be able to proceed!" Wang Geng lit the cigar in his hand.